Lyr Req: Old Woman in Cotton (P Carroll/A Irvine)

05 May 01 - 11:20 AM (#456424)
Subject: Old woman in cotton
From: kai

Hello everybody,

Anybody have full lyrics of Sweeney's Men' "Old woman in cotton"? I tried to write it by listening but I can't understand some words in 3rd and 4th verses of the song. Could you help me?

Here my text goes.

Old woman in cotton upon the doorstep How do you live tell me how are you kept How have you aged since the days when you left In the meadow before I was born

Old woman in cotton, say why does your glance Stopped the young maidens and lads like a lance How many years since the days when you dance In the meadow before I was born

Old woman in cotton tell me how long You've sat here and thought _(cannot understand)_ Gone you since you sang ye old lassie's song In the meadow before I was born

Old woman in cotton no longer _(cannot understand)_ When sunset surrounds you what do you think of Is it the young lad that once you did love In the meadow before I was born

Old woman in cotton upon the doorstep How many years is your vigilant kept How many tears of your wrinkled eyes wept In the meadow before I was born

//kai [e-mail]

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06 May 01 - 07:25 PM (#456622)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Old woman in cotton
From: Giac

refresh -

doesn't take them long to sink away, does it.

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06 May 01 - 08:04 PM (#456635)
Subject: Lyr Add: OLD WOMAN IN COTTON (P Carroll/A Irvine)
From: Stewie

Here is how I hear it:

OLD WOMAN IN COTTON
(Pat Carroll/Andy Irvine)

Old woman in cotton upon the doorstep
How do you live tell me how are you kept
How have you aged since the days when you leapt
In the meadow before I was born

Old woman in cotton, say why does your glance
Stab the young maidens and lads like a lance
How many years since the days when you danced
In the meadow before I was born

Old woman in cotton tell me how long
You've sat here and thought on all of the wrongs
Done you since you sang a young lassie's song
In the meadow before I was born

Old woman in cotton no longer a dove
When sunset surrounds you what do you think of
Is it the young lad that once you did love
In the meadow before I was born

Old woman in cotton upon the doorstep
How many years has your vigil been kept
How many tears have your wrinkled eyes wept
In the meadow before I was born

--Stewie.

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